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Amending the Samuel H. Morgan Regional Trail Master Plan aka 1999 East Mississippi River Bank Trail Corridor Master Plan.
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WHEREAS, the Saint Paul Parks and Recreation Commission is an appointed body established to advise the Mayor and the City Council on long-range and city-wide matters related to the Department of Parks and Recreation; and
WHEREAS, members of the community and the Saint Paul Department of Parks and Recreation determined the need to update section four of the Samuel H. Morgan Regional Trail Master Plan, aka, East Bank Mississippi River Regional Trail Master Plan, that was created and approved in 1999; and
WHEREAS, the Saint Paul Department of Parks and Recreation organized a design advisory committee consisting of representatives from Capitol River Council 17, the National Park Service, and other interested community members, to assist the Design Team with the development of the amendment to the Metropolitan Council approved Master Plan which includes renovations to Lower Landing Park; and
WHEREAS, the District 17 Capitol River Council approves the Master Plan Amendment; and
WHEREAS, the Saint Paul Parks Commission recommended approval of the Master Plan Amendment on February 8, 2018; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Saint Paul approves and adopts the Samuel H. Morgan Regional Trail Master Plan Amendment and is hereby authorized to submit said master plan amendment to the Metropolitan Council for review and approval.